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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 330: Traveling by Bus.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 330. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Traveling by Bus.” It’s a dialogue between Samantha and an employee of the bus company; they’re talking about different kinds of bus travel. We’ll go over some vocabulary in this dialogue that you would need if you were going to travel by bus in English. Let’s get started.

(telephone ring)

Samantha: Good morning. I had a few questions about buying a bus ticket. Do I need to buy one in advance?

Agent: You can, but it’s not necessary. You just need to arrive at the terminal at least an hour before the scheduled departure time to buy your ticket. Boarding begins about 15 to